Category: Disaster

Hey yall… I know I’ve been away for a while. We can talk about that next time, but TODAY we need to really get into what our current pResident has been up to. Overnight he put on a production that reeked of the 90s, Outkast song inspiring theatrics of war by dropping almost 60 bombs on Syria in response to the gas attacks (FLINT STILL NEEDS CLEAN WATER).

Nevermind the fact that in 2013 when our current pResident was just a Reality TV personality with a common term catch phrase, President Obama was catching a Twitter lashing regarding his need for Congressional Approval.

We should stay the hell out of Syria, the “rebels” are just as bad as the current regime. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR OUR LIVES AND $ BILLIONS?ZERO

Fast-forward to today, and how my heart goes out to my military brothers and sisters that have been dragged into a pump fake that on the surface, seems like “the right thing to do”, but is steeped in what the rest of us believe to be a deflection from corruption. All the while pissing off Russia (at least that’s what they said to the people)… you know, beat us to space @$$ Russia (Ain’t nobody got time for that!).

This brings us back to the title, and the conversation that prompted this post. I have friends that are rightfully afraid of what all of this means for the citizens of the United States. Let’s be very clear, the majority of us did not vote for the man in power and do not agree with him just busting moves all willy-nilly without getting -his words “Congressional Approval”(see above).

This is why I’m glad that there’s nothing worth attacking in this medium place I call home.

We have 2 major international companies…but they have so much of the world on the payroll, that nobody is trying to do anything that will put their coins on halt.

Rupees, Euros, Lira, Pounds, Pesos, Renminbi and Yen!

Not just that but there’s nobody caping for Corn these days as a crop record label or a crew, and honestly, that’s all that we have in-between the city limits. People have been trying to kill the dairy industry since Oprah issued a vegan challenge, so there’s nothing to gain from taking out the cows. Seriously, there’s nothing here, we just love one another enough to hang out and do fun stuff in the middle of nowhere together like throw bean bags as wooden boards with holes in them. The costs of living in most of the cities here are comparable to living in Vegas with exponentially fewer reasons to be in town. Why you think people started burning fires when LeBron left?

At the end of the day, we just need to stay engaged and make sure that we hold this administration accountable for every decision, action, and inaction until we’re free from the reign. Get on the phone with your elected officials and make sure that they know exactly how you feel about what’s going on right now. The last thing we need is to get frozen by fear and forget that we’re supposed to be a part of a greater conversation that only works when we can all be heard.

Click on the picture to get the latest timeline of events in Flint as told by MSNBC.

This past week I’ve been working diligently with the zealous ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.. Both my home chapter Pi Sigma Zeta (PSZ) in Forest Park, OH and the Flint, MI Chapter Zeta Beta Zeta (ZBZ) have been working hard to:

1.Bring fresh water to the people of Flint

2. Maximize the donated dollar through bulk purchases.

The Plan-

PSZ is collecting money on behalf of ZBZ to facilitate a bulk purchase here in Ohio. The price that we were able to secure with coupons, club memberships and sweat equity is cheaper than the bulk pricing including delivery that was quoted to ZBZ. Also our chapter has just a few more lightly seasoned new grads able to sling and haul water up the highway. That’s for everybody that’s been wondering “Why not just send the money directly to the Flint Chapter?” It’s because as everyone knows in times of disaster and resources are at a premium, prices go up on products and delivery. I could write about how I feel about that, but the bottom line is, we don’t have crisis prices here in Cincinnati so that means… more water.

Saturday January 30th PSZ will link up with ZBZ at the National Pan-Hellenic Council Water Collection Drive with the water that we’ve been able to purchase at the lower price and also a check to aid in the upcoming ZBZ drive. If you just got mad as hell with the rest of us and have loaded your car with water to give, we can help you unload it there.

The Latest on Collecting-

PSZ is making our bulk purchase tomorrow evening and loading at our local Costco at 5:30pm. We are STRETCHING every donated dollar. Our overhead was locked at $200 for the truck and we have more than covered that as a Chapter through our individual donations.

Not one dime of the money donated from the public is allocated for anything other than fresh, clean, tasty WATER…Gas? we got that.

How You Can Still Help!-

We just need you to show out in the home stretch so that once we fill our truck we have extra money to give to the Flint Chapter for another bulk purchase. Even better Tia Coles and the Sorors of the Zeta Beta Zeta Chapter are going to focus on the elderly and other people that can’t get to the drives. So your donations are assuring that those left behind are remembered.

Don’t think there’s such thing as a small donation. Don’t you know that $5 will provide 2.5 cases.. that’s 5 people that can drink the recommended amount of clean water a day. $1=1 person $10=10 people… Every drop counts!

Also when you add your name to the role of donors via PayPal sending to PiSigmaZeta@yahoo.com you will receive a full report of the work you’ve done, written BlackMaggie style 😉 “Girl Whet?” Moments included if they occur. I just want you to smile at your good works!

Thank you for allowing me to use this space to talk about some work we’re doing for our neighbors.

Flint Population: 74,000, 57% are Black… that’s 42,180 people that look like me.